PARK POLICING 



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required to turn in all property issued or assigned to 

 him by the commission. His precinct commander shall 

 make endorsement on the resignation showing com- 

 pliance with this rule, and until this is accomplished, 

 all pay or compensation due such member shall be 

 withheld. 



17. Transfers 



1. As the necessity of the service may require, the 

 superintendent shall be empowered to transfer from one 

 point to another all persons connected with the force. 



2. Unless otherwise directed, an order to transfer 

 becomes effective upon its receipt by the precinct com- 

 mander under whose immediate command the number 

 of the force that is to be transferred is serving; but when 

 the member of the force affected is absent at the time 

 of the receipt of the transfer order, it becomes effective 

 upon his return to duty. 



3. A member of the force who is transferred shall 

 proceed without delay and in a direct route to his new 

 station. Failure to comply with this rule will constitute 

 absence without leave. 



18. Leave of Absence 



1. Leave of absence, in excess of three days, shall 

 be granted only upon authority of the superintendent. 

 No leave of absence in excess of civil service regulation 

 will be granted except in exceptional circumstances. 



2. Leave of absence on account of sickness, where 

 the disability is unquestionably shown to have been 

 incurred on account of the performance of official busi- 

 ness, may be granted, with pay, but only upon the 

 certificate of a physician stating the necessity for ab- 

 sence and nature of sickness. At the option of the 

 Westchester County Park Commission the services of a 

 physician may be employed to inquire into the nature 

 of the disability of any member of the force applying 

 for leave of absence on account of sickness, and the 

 approval of leave may be made contingent upon the 

 nature of the written report of such physician. 



3. If on account of disability incurred in the line of 

 duty, it is necessary for any member of the force to 

 enter a hospital for treatment, no claim for expense 

 will be allowed unless the hospital at which such treat- 

 ment is to be received is designated by the superin- 

 tendent or higher authority, prior to the admission of 

 patient. 



4. Extension of leave of absence can be granted only 

 by the Westchester County Park Commission, for such 

 period as may be designated. 



5. Leave of absence will be granted in terms of days, 

 each day of leave being taken to mean twenty-four 

 hours of actual absence. 



6. Leave of absence and off duty period are granted 

 with the express understanding that they are termi- 

 nable by precinct commander, or higher authority, 

 should urgent necessity therefor arise. 



7. Save in exceptional circumstances, which shall be 



fully explained, applications for leave of absence shall 

 be submitted sufficiently in advance of the desired 

 period of leave to allow complete action being had 

 thereon. 



8. The granting of vacations will be conditioned upon 

 the best interests of the service, and will be in accord" 

 ance with the terms of general orders pertaining thereto. 



19. Tours of Duty 



1. The personnel of each precinct available for 

 patrol duty will be divided, as far as practicable, into 

 reliefs. Assignments to reliefs shall be made by the 

 precinct commander. 



2. The mutual exchange of tours of patrol by mem- 

 bers of the force is hereby prohibited, except by author- 

 ity of the precinct commander. 



3. No member of the force shall be required to per- 

 form additional tours of duty as a punishment. 



20. Suspensions 



1. A superintendent or captain shall suspend from 

 duty any member of the force serving under him when, 

 in his opinion, such action may be necessary for the 

 preservation of good order and discipline in the com- 

 mand. In all such cases, report shall be promptly made 

 to the force headquarters of park commission. 



2. Unless otherwise directed by the park commis- 

 sion, a member of the department under suspension 

 will report daily, in person, to his commanding officer 

 at the office of his command, or, by permission of the 

 superintendent or captain, to the commanding officer 

 of his residence precinct. 



3. Under suspension a member of the department 

 will promptly surrender all department property, also 

 his pistol or revolver, which property will be retained 

 by his commanding officer and returned to him when 

 relieved from suspension or restored to duty. 



4. During the period of suspension a member of the 

 force will not wear his uniform. 



21. Discipline and Charges 



1. Except as hereinafter noted, charges in writing 

 shall be preferred against members of the force alleged 

 to be guilty of infractions of these rules and regulations, 

 or alleged to be guilty of conduct prejudicial to the 

 good order and discipline of the force, or for absence 

 without leave. 



2. In each instance the charges will be prepared and 

 submitted to the superintendent by the precinct com- 

 mander in whose territory the alleged breach of dis- 

 cipline was committed. 



3. A copy of the charges upon which a member of 

 the force is to be given a hearing will be furnished to 

 him by the superintendent or captain, at least twenty- 

 four hours before such hearing. The services of charges 

 must in each case be acknowledged in presence of a 

 witness who will witness same. 



